Monday Morning Maybe

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1938 | 76 min | Romance, Adventure, History, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves an underdog and lovers of period drama. The sport matters, but the people playing it matter more. A good follow-up to Everest or The Great Escape. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 16 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if romance makes you roll your eyes.

During an early, unsuccessful attempt at climbing the Matterhorn, Edward Whymper finds himself rescued by an italian guide, Jean Antoine Carrel. The two men quickly build a friendship and agree to reach the peak together. However, local villagers ploto to divide the alliance of Whymper and Carrel and both men join rival teams as they set out in a race to conquer the mountain. A mountaineering drama based on the novel by Carl Haensel and inspired in the dramatic true story of Edward Whymper, who led the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. There is another version of the film titled Der Berg Ruft, shot the same year in German.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Luis Trenker, Milton Rosmer, Vincent Korda

  • Robert DouglasEdward Whymper
  • Luis TrenkerJean Antoine Carrel
  • Joan GardnerFelicitas - His Daughter
  • Frank BirchRev. Charles Hudson
  • Geoffrey WardwellLord Francis Douglas
  • Moran CaplatHadow
  • Lyonel WattsMorris - Publisher
  • Mary ClareHis Mother
  • Fred GrovesFavre
  • Laurence BaskcombThe Podesta - Mayor